“Illegal tobacco makes it easier for children to start smoking”

From: Rotherham Advertiser

BY: GARETH DENNISON

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Terri Roche, Rotherham Borough Council’s director of public health, said: “Smoking is an addiction that takes hold largely in childhood and adolescence, with the vast majority of smokers starting to use tobacco regularly before the age of 18.

“The illegal tobacco market makes it easier for children to start smoking and get hooked through access to illegal tobacco at pocket money prices.

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